Paris - Paris

On October 23, 1952 at 10:30 AM, Paris - Paris experienced a crash involving SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Bonneuil-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was involved in a training flight from Paris-Le Bourget to Paris-Orly, carrying ten crew members and one engineer from SNCASE. Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered technical problems when the flaps were retracted. The four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, about 8 km northeast of Le Bourget Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. Crew: Cdt Danna, Cpt Humbert, Lt Dutheil de la Rochère, Adj Dumont, Adj Lottiaux, Adj Verdier, S/Sgt Mauconduit, Sgt Dervin, Sdt Cosson, Sdt Biava. Passenger: Mr. Devos.

Aircraft reference details include registration 86/F-RAPC, MSN 86, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7731°, 2.4856°.